Bond, Mississippi

Community in Stone County · population 506 (2020 Census)

Household income: $49,385
Jan low / Jul high: 36° / 92°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 27
Median age: 43.1

Bond is a community of 506 people in Stone County, Mississippi. It ranks easier by car than 76% of Mississippi towns.

How Bond ranks

Percentile among Mississippi towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Mississippi towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

92.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Mississippi towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Bond	Typical Mississippi town
Median home value	—	$124,700
Median rent	—	$820
Median household income	$49,385	$45,965
Home value ÷ income	—×	2.8×
Homeownership	92.3%	65.3%
Median year built	1966	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Bond

People	Bond	Typical Mississippi town
Median age	43.1	37.3
Age 65 and over	2.4%	16.6%
Under 18	36.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.4%
Below the poverty line	3.8%	22.9%
Veterans	0.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	0.0%	4.0%
Average commute	17.3 min	23.9 min
Homes with broadband	48.6%	83.3%

Weather in Bond

July highs average 91.5°F and January lows 36.2°F. About 67.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.2 inches of snow (typical Mississippi town: 0.5 in). Expect about 84 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 43 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Wiggins station (3.4 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 3 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bond since 1950, compared with 31 for the typical Mississippi town. 6 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an EF2, struck on March 30, 2022 about 3.8 miles from the town center. The most recent was on December 27, 2024.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 17 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on April 17, 1998.

Severe weather in Stone County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Stone County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996).

Stone County has been included in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for tornado, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 3, 2026	Tropical Storm	DR-4930: Tropical Storm Arthur
February 6, 2026	Winter Storm	DR-4899: Severe Winter Storm
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3640: Severe Winter Storm
October 22, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4626: Hurricane Ida
August 28, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3569: Hurricane Ida

Jobs and pay in Stone County

Stone County had 4,801 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $42,655 a year. Unemployment was 3.4% in 2023; in Bond itself the ACS puts it at 21.7%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Bond

Wiggins, MS
3.5 mi · 4,272 people · home $112,700
Lumberton, MS
18.8 mi · 1,617 people · home $86,200
Saucier, MS
19.5 mi · 1,077 people · home $111,200
Poplarville, MS
22.0 mi · 2,833 people · home $168,100
Purvis, MS
22.1 mi · 1,909 people · home $168,100
New Augusta, MS
22.3 mi · 554 people · home $84,700
Beaumont, MS
23.1 mi · 669 people · home $259,100
Lyman, MS
27.3 mi · 2,372 people · home $215,900

Bond questions

Is Bond, Mississippi a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Bond scores better for retirees than 10% of Mississippi towns and quieter than 56%. 2.4% of residents are 65 or older (median age 43.1).

What is the weather like in Bond?

July highs average 91.5°F and January lows 36.2°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 67.4 inches of precipitation a year and 0.2 inches of snow.

Does Bond get tornadoes?

27 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Bond since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was an EF2 on March 30, 2022. The typical Mississippi town has had 31.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Bond's Census boundary (GEOID 2807620). Comparisons use the median of Mississippi towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.